[EL] Elvis case

Wed Aug 24 06:47:48 PDT 2011

Having now read the 9th Circuit's "Elvis" opinion in relevant part, I think Rick's headline is a bit off the mark. Rather than saying the court found that Elvis is "the King," which is a given for many, it would be more accurate to say that the panel, in a per curiam opinion that deepens a split of authority, proclaimed that Elvis is dead. See Flexible Lifeline Systems v. Precision Lift, No. 10-35987, slip op at 11294 (9th Cir., Aug. 22, 2011).

From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu [mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of Rick Hasen
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Subject: [EL] ELB News and Commentary 8/23/11

"AFL-CIO Boosts Clout with Super PAC"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22179>
Posted on August 23, 2011 8:14 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22179> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

AP reports<http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LABOR_SUPER_PAC?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-08-22-14-49-23>.
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Posted in campaign finance<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=10> | Comments Off
Ohio SOS Prohibits County Elections Boards from Sending Out Absentee Voter Applications<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22176>
Posted on August 23, 2011 8:10 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22176> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The directive is here<http://t.co/V5sCE8n> and Cuyahoga County's possible response is described here<http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/08/cuyahoga_county_board_of_elect_6.html>.  Interestingly, the directive from SOS Husted, a Republican, cites equal protection issues with some counties sending such applications but not others.  A stretch from Bush v. Gore?  An application of the Sixth Circuit's recent Hunter opinion?  The directive cites an Ohio Supreme Court case on such equal protection principles.

(H/t HHHElections.<https://twitter.com/#%21/HHHElections/status/105983560678252544>)
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Posted in absentee ballots<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=53>, election administration<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18> | Comments Off
"Colorado redistricting plan raises eyebrows"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22173>
Posted on August 23, 2011 8:01 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22173> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Stateline.org reports<http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=595885>.
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Posted in redistricting<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6> | Comments Off
"Arizona redistricting unlikely to add 3rd congressional area along border"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22171>
Posted on August 23, 2011 8:00 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22171> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

The Arizona Daily Star reports<http://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/article_f472ab0f-ce0f-5356-8cf3-909cfe3d6989.html>.
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Posted in citizen commissions<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=7>, redistricting<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=6> | Comments Off
"Citizen Group Tasked With Redistricting Dramatically Changes California Map"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22168>
Posted on August 23, 2011 7:57 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22168> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Fox News reports<http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/23/citizen-group-tasked-with-redistricting-dramatically-changes-california-map/>.
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"Pennsylvania Secretary of Commonwealth: Photo ID Protects Integrity of Every Vote"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22165>
Posted on August 23, 2011 7:55 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22165> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See this press release<http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pennsylvania-secretary-of-commonwealth-photo-id-protects-integrity-of-every-vote-128242583.html>.
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Posted in election administration<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=18>, voter id<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=9> | Comments Off
Ninth Circuit, Citing Wikipedia, Proclaims Elvis "the King" and Explains the Meaning of "Elvis Has Left the Building"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22162>
Posted on August 22, 2011 4:38 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22162> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

More substantively, in Flexible Lifeline Systems v. Precision Lif<http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2011/08/22/10-35987.pdf>t, the Ninth Circuit reverses a longstanding circuit rule presuming irreparable harm in copyright infringement cases in which plaintiff seeking a preliminary injunction has proven likelihood of success on the merits.
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Bizarre Twist in Carl Lewis Candidacy<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22159>
Posted on August 22, 2011 2:51 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22159> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

 State assemblyman resigns and drops out<http://www.politickernj.com/50410/ld8-delany-derailed-wifes-email-lewis> after wife sends Lewis a racist email (via Political Wire<http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/08/22/lawmaker_quits_after_wife_sent_racist_email.html>).  [corrected to reflect that assemblyman was not Lewis's opponent]
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"Will Funny Money Elect the Next President?"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22155>
Posted on August 22, 2011 1:48 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22155> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Michael Kirkland has written this UPI colum<http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/08/21/Under-the-US-Supreme-Court-Will-funny-money-elect-the-next-president/UPI-51571313911800?dailybrief>n about Citizens United.
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LA Times Editorial Praises CA Redistricting Commission<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22152>
Posted on August 22, 2011 12:28 pm<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22152> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

Here<http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-redistricting-20110822,0,905019.story>.  It concludes: "Lawsuits don't mean the process has failed. It had some holes, and there is room for improvement. But its mission has been accomplished. The political parties no longer pick their voters."
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Joshua Spivak Says a Recall of Gov. Christie Would Not Recall Lt. Gov. as Well<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22149>
Posted on August 22, 2011 11:10 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22149> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

See here<http://recallelections.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-jersey-democrats-seriously.html>.
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Should Justice Prosser Have Recused Himself in Voting on the Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Case?<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22146>
Posted on August 22, 2011 10:22 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22146> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

That's one of the arguments made in this NY Times editorial.<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/20/opinion/a-study-in-judicial-dysfuntion.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss>  I disagree with the Times board on this issue.  If we are to have judicial elections at all, they are so that there is some measure of accountability of judges.  I think everyone knew that a vote for Prosser was likely a vote to uphold the law limiting public unions and a vote for Kloppenberg was a vote to strike it down.

What's the unethical conflict of interest here?
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Posted in campaigns<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=59>, conflict of interest laws<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=20>, judicial elections<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=19> | Comments Off
"The Republican Presidential Candidates on Voter ID"<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22143>
Posted on August 22, 2011 9:57 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=22143> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>

RNLA has the juicy quotes<http://rnla.org/Blogs/blogs/public/archive/2011/08/22/the-republican-presidential-candidates-on-voter-id.aspx>.
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